Revenues were also up in the first quarter, climbing 6.6 per cent to $213.1 million.

Ferries president Mike Corrigan says the corporation’s catering and retail sectors also had strong results, as well as its program offering vacation packages and booking services.

Five million people travelled on a BC Ferry route in the first quarter, and Corrigan says even though vehicle traffic dipped 0.4 per cent, passenger traffic was up by almost the same amount compared to the first quarter last year.